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International Humanitarian Law

Course Description: This course aims to familiarize students with the provisions of international humanitarian law, its various sources, branches, and tribunals.

Credits: 2

Prerequisites: LAW 241

Objectives of the course :

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
A. Familiarity with the provisions related to International Humanitarian Law: its definition, history, concept, and sources.
b. Developing a student's jurisprudential consciousness so that they are capable of understanding the jurisprudential and legal opinion upon which to act in matters of international humanitarian law.
c. Familiarity with the sources and persons of international humanitarian law, within the allocated time.
d. The student will be able to distinguish between different types of international courts and explain their functioning within the field of international humanitarian law.

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding:
To know international humanitarian law, its crimes, and its sources.
2- To identify the scope of application of International Humanitarian Law.
3. The student will identify the different international humanitarian law tribunals.
Skills:
1- For the student to analyze the sources of international humanitarian law.
2. The student compares categories of international humanitarian law.
3. The student can distinguish between different types of international courts and how they operate in international humanitarian law.
Values, autonomy and responsibility:
The student must adhere to honesty and professional ethics in finding solutions to international armed conflict disputes.
2. The student assumes responsibility for self-directed learning and participation in finding constructive solutions to international societal issues.
3- To exemplify good morals, self-confidence, understanding of others, and commitment to the values of loyalty and belonging to the country and its leadership.

Additional information:

Course Topics:
Introduction to the course, its objectives, requirements, and an introduction to the term International Humanitarian Law.
Introduction to the sources of international humanitarian law and their various types.
Introduction to the Geneva Conventions.
An Introduction to International Organizations and Their Role in Implementing International Humanitarian Law.
An introduction to the different branches of international humanitarian law.
Statement on International Courts and Their Operation in the Field of International Humanitarian Law.
Statement on the Provisions of the Geneva Conventions and their Role in International Humanitarian Law + Midterm Exam.
The statement of international crimes in international humanitarian law.
Statement by the International Criminal Court and its Role in International Humanitarian Law.
Statement of the General Principles of International Humanitarian Law.
Definition of the scope of international humanitarian law.
The statement of Sharia rulings and court decisions as sources of international humanitarian law.
Statement on Other Sources of International Humanitarian Law.

Last Updated: 2026-05-11